Trick AND treat: the joys of trick-taking games

Gaming reflections by Derek Turner With Halloween around the corner, many people’s thoughts turn not only to treats but to “tricks” – and in the world of tabletop gaming, that usually means trick-taking games! This subset of card…

The Magic of Play

PwYF Co-Chair Matt Robertson reflects on the importance of play in our lives. Play can be transformative. Play helps people set aside the cares and woes of the world and engage in a world of adventure, joy, and discovery. It’s truly amazing…

Meeples in your neighborhood: Nathan Johnson

Board gaming is clearly very serious business at the Johnson house – until you start looking more closely! Nathan Johnson was only looking to buy some card expansions from a stranger online, but he ended up with something far more valuable.…

Gaming is in my DNA: a science teacher’s gaming evolution

Mick Rissling is not only one of the main organizers for our ChewsDay Challenge game nights, he’s also a high school science teacher – and he’s very fond of combining work and pleasure by playing (and often teaching) science-based board…

Meeples in your neighborhood: Rosemarie Opitz

If you come to any ChewsDay Challenge, there’s one person you’re nearly guaranteed to see: Rosemarie Opitz. She has missed only five ChewsDays in the past year and a half! Rosemarie was first introduced to Regina’s board gaming community…

Meeples in your neighbourhood: Sara Orthner

At just 14, Sara Orthner is one of PwYF’s youngest regular gamers and team members – but she’s also one of the most committed! Since her first ChewsDay game night in April 2023, Sara has gone from being a regular at the learn-to-play…

PwYF 2024/25 Campaign Launch

Welcome to the 2024/25 Play with Your Food campaign! The 2023/24 Play with Your Food campaign was a huge success. We were ambitious in setting a goal of raising $40,000, and we’re humbled to have raised $70,004!! That’s a whole lot of…

PwYF 2023/24 Campaign Wrap

When we launched the 2023-24 Play with Your Food Campaign in May 2023, we thought we were ambitious, setting our fundraising target at $40,000. I mean, we had just come off a stellar 2022 year where we targeted $15,000 and ended up raising a…

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